Man who rushed Ariana Grande at 'Wicked: For Good' premiere is banned from Singapore
The man who rushed Ariana Grande at the Singapore premiere of “Wicked: For Good” has been deported and banned from the city-state.
The man who rushed Ariana Grande at the Singapore premiere of “Wicked: For Good” has been deported and banned from the city-state.
Johnson Wen, 26, was returned home to Australia on Sunday and has been “barred from re-entering Singapore,” a spokesperson for Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said.
Local media reported Wen had been sentenced to nine days in jail for public nuisance after the incident at the Nov. 13 premiere at Universal Studios in Singapore. Video showed Wen jumping over a barricade and running toward Grande, briefly putting his arm around her before co-star Cynthia Erivo and others intervened.
Erivo and co-star Michelle Yeoh could then be seen comforting Grande.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande discuss upcoming ‘Wicked: For Good’01:44“I just wanted to make sure my friend was safe,” Erivo told NBC News last week.
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